Overview

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.

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Music
Music by Roy Webb
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest Laszlo, Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira
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Details

Director: George Marshall
Writers: Philip YordanScreenplay
Harold KellockNovel
Status: Released
Release date: July 2, 1953
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Production

Cast

Tony CurtisHarry Houdini
Janet LeighBess Houdini
Torin ThatcherOtto
Angela ClarkeHarry's Mother
Stefan SchnabelGerman Prosecuting Attorney
Ian WolfeMalue
Sig RumanSchultz
Michael PateDooley
Connie GilchristMrs. Shultz
Malcolm Lee BeggsBritish Jail Warden
Frank OrthMr. Hunter
Barry BernardInsp. Marlick
Douglas SpencerSimms
Leslie SketchleyAudience Member
Joanne GilbertGirl
Daniel de JongheDesk Clerk (uncredited)
Charles FogelOfficial (uncredited)
Joe GilbertRestaurant Patron (uncredited)